Top 10 all-time Game 7 winning performances in NBA history

6. Michael Jordan, 1992 Eastern Conference semifinals, 42 points vs. the New York Knicks

Unable to close out the series in Game 6 at Madison Square Garden, the reigning NBA champions returned to Chicago for Game 7 against the New York Knicks. Jordan went 15-of-29 from the field and scored 42 points to lead the Bulls to a 110-81 victory over the Knicks. It was Jordan’s best game of the series and the best Game 7 performance of his career. Chicago went on to beat Cleveland in the Eastern Conference Finals in six games and win its second-straight NBA title after beating the Portland Trailblazers in the NBA Finals. 

Michael Jordan | 42 points

Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 7

New York Knicks vs Chicago Bulls

May 17, 1992

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